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語源

From 中期英語 clemen, from 古期英語 clǣman (“to smear, anoint”), from Proto-West Germanic *klaimijan, from Proto-Germanic *klaimijaną (“to smear with clay, mortar”), from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick, glue”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kliːm/
• (General American) IPA: /klim/

動詞

cleam (third-person singular simple present cleams, present participle cleaming, simple past and past participle cleamed)

1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To smear, rub on, or anoint; to bedaub with an oily or sticky substance.
2. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To cause to stick; to glue on.
3. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To stick, cling to, or adhere.

関連する語

• clam
• clammy
• clay
• cloam